Savory Turkish Pilaf
Created by Echo Echo on November 3, 2014
- Servings: 7
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 45m
- Recipe #15535
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/2 pound uncooked lamb (boneless, cut in julienne strips)
- 3 medium yellow onions, chopped
- 1/4 cup walnut pieces
- 2 cups dry rice
- 1 large tomatoes, fresh, peeled,seeded & chopped, or 1 large canned tomato
- 1/4 cup raisins (golden or brown)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon sage
- 1/4 teaspoon allspice
- 4 cups beef broth (either boiling beef bouillon or boiling water)
- 1 teaspoon chopped parsley or mint (optional)
How to Make
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Step 1: Heat the butter over medium heat and sauté the lamb until brown.
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Step 2: Remove the meat from pan and keep hot.
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Step 3: In the same butter, cook the onion until it is soft but not brown.
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Step 4: Add the nuts and rice and cook for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
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Step 5: Add the tomato through the bouillon; the dish will sizzle.
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Step 6: Stir and cover tightly.
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Step 7: Reduce heat to the lowest possible heat and cook until the rice is tender and all the liquid absorbed (20-30 minutes).
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Step 8: Return the lamb to the rice and heat thoroughly.
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Step 9: Let stand, covered, in a warm place 15 minutes without cooking.
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Step 10: Sprinkle on parsley or mint.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (384.5 g)
- Calories 425.5
- Total Fat - 28.8 g
- Saturated Fat - 10.2 g
- Cholesterol - 47.9 mg
- Sodium - 1433.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 32.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.1 g
- Sugars - 7.6 g
- Protein - 10.1 g
- Calcium - 60.8 mg
- Iron - 1.7 mg
- Vitamin C - 7.8 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg